577. The outbreak of JR
JR. Smith broke out in time. Not long after the Cleveland Cavaliers began the second quarter, and after they took a double-digit lead, the New York Knicks did not keep such a double-digit gap.
Or JR. Smith didn't just sit back and wait for death. When the score gap became 11 points, JR. Smith broke out in time! With the expectation of New York Knicks head coach Mike Woodson, he burst out as expected!
The Cleveland Cavaliers turned the score to 21:32 at the beginning of the second quarter, and they expanded their 9-point advantage to 11 points at once. It seems that they did not encounter any major obstacles in the second quarter.
The Cleveland fans on the sidelines were increasingly confident about this game, but at such a moment, JR Smith suddenly broke out without warning!
It was the Cleveland fans on the sidelines who cheered and excitedly for the eleven-point lead of the Cleveland Cavaliers. When they felt extremely happy, JR Smith suddenly started his crazy performance for a period of time!
Without anyone expected it, JR Smith, who had almost no contribution to the New York Knicks in the first quarter, suddenly played an extremely shocking performance!
He first used an open mid-range shot on the offensive end to help the team score two points, and then returned to the defensive end. JR Smith actually completed a steal against All-Star point guard Kyrie Irving, and then quickly advanced to the half and scored two points.
Although the Cleveland Cavaliers immediately scored 2 points on the offensive end, when they turned around, JR Smith made a very critical three-pointer on the offensive end!
He scored 7 points in a row, and the score suddenly became 28:34. The difference in points suddenly returned to only 6 points left. Whether it was for the Cleveland Cavaliers fans on the sidelines or the head coach of the team, Byron Scott on the sidelines, this situation was very sudden.
No one could have expected it. Even the head coach of the New York Knicks, Mike Woodson, was a little startled when JR Smith scored consecutively.
However, he was of course particularly satisfied with this result. JR Smith scored 7 points in a row, which directly made Cleveland Cavaliers head coach Byron Scott request a timeout.
He couldn't let JR Smith destroy the advantage that the team finally got in the first quarter on the basketball court, so when the score gap was only the last 6 points, Byron Scott asked for a timeout without hesitation.
Byron Scott felt very surprised and depressed about JR Smith's sudden departure. Especially when he saw the team's original 11-point lead, it suddenly became only 6 points, and he shook his head vigorously.
At this time, the second quarter had just started for nearly three minutes. However, in this case, Byron Scott had to make a new substitution adjustment.
Because for him, this game is related to life and death in his opinion, he will definitely be extremely cautious in dealing with the current situation.
After all, he didn't want to ruin the good situation of this game like this. Although even if he was caught up by the New York Knicks at this time, the New Yorkers might not be able to win the victory of this game from the Quick Loan Center tonight, if he could easily win this game tonight, then why would Byron Scott make himself and his team so embarrassed!?
So at this time his request for suspension was of course very necessary, because Byron Scott did not want to give the New Yorker a chance and hope to turn the tables.
Even a slight slightest thing is, because for him, he wants to win this game calmly in this game tonight.
So Wu Dawei, who played very well in the first quarter, was naturally replaced by Byron Scott at this time. After not performing well in the first game, Wu Dawei's performance in the next second game was excellent, and his performance in the first quarter tonight also made countless people feel particularly excited.
If it weren't for Wu Dawei's performance in the first quarter, the Cleveland Cavaliers would not have been able to have a 9-point lead after the first quarter.
Although there are too many super stars in this league, there are not many super stars like Wu Dawei who can perform better and very stable in the playoffs.
Even if some stars have highlights in the playoffs, they will always play in one game without another, while some stars simply cannot play in the entire playoffs... And Wu Dawei is completely different from those people. His performance in the playoffs can easily make people amazed!
Because he can always perform the most amazing performance, and what is even more terrifying is that Wu Dawei's efficient performance is still very stable! Just like the abnormal performance in the first game of this round of the series, it is simply a matter of counting with one hand!
That's why Wu Dawei is now expected and highly praised by so many people. Because he can always perform key performances at critical moments, this is what Wu Dawei is most loved.
No one dislikes heroic moments, and Wu Dawei will naturally become more and more popular with people if he plays such moments too much.
At this time, Byron Scott naturally turned his attention to Wu Dawei. When Wu Dawei saw Byron Scott requesting a timeout, he knew at the first time that he had to prepare for the game.
And Wu Dawei is of course indecisive to play at this time. Because for him, winning this game tonight is his common goal with Byron Scott at this moment.
And when he watched JR Smith hit shots one after another on the basketball court, helping the New York Knicks catch up with the score, Wu Dawei felt particularly anxious about this.
Of course, he doesn't want to see the New York Knicks catch up in the second quarter. Because for the Cleveland Cavaliers, this is their first home game in this round of the series. Whether it is Wu Dawei or other Cleveland Cavaliers players, of course, they all hope to play this game tonight.
They also hope to take advantage of this home game to win the game and take the advantage in their own hands, rather than continue to look at the New Yorkers' faces. After all, they finally managed to grab the advantage at home in Madison Garden Square. Of course, they would not hope that they would just grab the advantage they had just won, and just give it to others!
So at this time, Wu Dawei is naturally unshirkable to accept the order in danger!
Byron Scott was certainly not satisfied with the performance of the previous players during the timeout, otherwise he would not ask for the timeout. However, he was not more about criticizing the players' performance in previous games, but continued to emphasize his defensive view. He needed to make everyone involved and play a tough game!
After all, this is his own territory in his home court, and the Cleveland Cavaliers cannot be led by his opponent at his doorstep! In this round of the series, the reason why the Cleveland Cavaliers were able to win such a big game in the second game was simply that they completely controlled the situation on the basketball court.
In this game tonight, the Cleveland Cavaliers did the same in the first quarter, so at this time, as long as the Cleveland Cavaliers can still do it, it will not be difficult to expand the gap in the score again!
After all, their team is in a better state than the New York Knicks. They are united and want to win this game. Although the New York Knicks are also looking forward to winning this game, the current New York Knicks are suffering from internal and external troubles.
So compared to the New York Knicks, the Cleveland Cavaliers will of course have more advantages at this time.
For the Cleveland Cavaliers, they are now looking for a chance to seize such a lead. As long as they can seize such an opportunity, it is not particularly difficult to win this game tonight.
After all, it is not only the New York Knicks who are in shape at the moment, Cameron Anthony and JR Smith, Wu Dawei and Dwight Howard's outstanding performance in the first quarter helped the Cleveland Cavaliers lead by 9 points at the end of the first quarter, which is enough to show their state in this game tonight.
But at this time, because JR Smith scored 7 points in a row, the Cleveland Cavaliers were in a dilemma. Although they were still 6 points ahead of the New York Knicks, the momentum was on the New Yorkers.
This alone is enough to make the Cleveland Cavaliers be more vigilant at this time. Moreover, due to JR Smith's outstanding performance, Spike Lee, who had been sitting on the sidelines for a long time, became crazy again at this time...
The old man was depressed for a whole period of games. Now he found the time for the New York Knicks to break out. Can't he celebrate it well?
And when he began to become excited, the Cleveland Cavaliers players were the ears of...
Chapter completed!